Exercising The Right
Racer Involved in a “Clear Case of Self-Defense”
Autoweek.com reported on April 27 about a self-defense shooting in Las Vegas that involved a well-known driver in the world of motorsports. B.J. Baldwin made a name for himself competing in SCORE (Southern California Off Road Enthusiasts) desert racing and has also found success as a trophy truck driver, but he recently made news when he was involved in a parking-lot shootout.
The incident occurred on April 22 at 2 a.m., when Baldwin and his girlfriend were standing outside their car eating a late-night meal in the parking lot of an In-N-Out Burger in southwest Las Vegas. Baldwin posted a video, produced in conjunction with the NRA, to his Instagram where he explained what transpired that night. In the video, Baldwin explains that two men wearing hoodies approached the vehicle, and one of the two men had a gun drawn. Baldwin said that he was in an unfair fight that night: “When I say I was in an unfair fight, it wasn’t unfair to me — it was unfair to him.”
Baldwin regularly carries concealed and practices self-defensive shooting. In a 2019 interview with LetsGoShooting.org, Baldwin explained his passion for shooting, saying he initially picked it up from his father, who was a professional gambler in a time when that profession was very dangerous. His father regularly carried a gun for self-defense because, as Baldwin explained, “People were constantly trying to rob you and kidnap you or kidnap family members and stuff like that, so he always had a pistol on him.”
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